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UK surname

Trewick

In the 1881 census there were 142 people recorded with the Trewick surname, ranking it #16,012 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 298, ranked #14,801, up from #16,012 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead and Earsdon. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sunderland, Northumberland and Doncaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trewick is 331 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 109.9%.

1881 census count

142

Ranked #16,012

Modern count

298

2016, ranked #14,801

Peak year

1997

331 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Trewick had 142 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,012 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 298 in 2016, ranked #14,801.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 229 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Trewick surname distribution map

The map shows where the Trewick surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Trewick surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Trewick over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 76 #20,127
1861 historical 133 #16,835
1881 historical 142 #16,012
1891 historical 184 #15,869
1901 historical 199 #15,173
1911 historical 229 #13,712
1997 modern 331 #12,668
1998 modern 327 #13,126
1999 modern 329 #13,147
2000 modern 316 #13,460
2001 modern 305 #13,594
2002 modern 298 #14,048
2003 modern 297 #13,917
2004 modern 299 #13,904
2005 modern 285 #14,273
2006 modern 288 #14,267
2007 modern 283 #14,579
2008 modern 293 #14,364
2009 modern 311 #14,069
2010 modern 316 #14,198
2011 modern 311 #14,260
2012 modern 277 #15,375
2013 modern 295 #14,918
2014 modern 298 #14,911
2015 modern 298 #14,832
2016 modern 298 #14,801

Geography

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Where Trewicks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead, Earsdon, Long Benton and St Andrew. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sunderland, Northumberland, Doncaster and North Tyneside. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Earsdon Northumberland
4 Long Benton Northumberland
5 St Andrew Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sunderland 028 Sunderland
2 Northumberland 012 Northumberland
3 Doncaster 017 Doncaster
4 North Tyneside 024 North Tyneside
5 North Tyneside 028 North Tyneside

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trewick

These lists show first names that appear often with the Trewick surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trewick

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Trewick, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Trewick surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Trewick household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Challenged Inner London Communities

Within London, Trewick is most associated with areas classed as Challenged Inner London Communities, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Resident in some of Inner London’s most over-crowded communities, many families have children and marriage/civil partnership rates are above the Supergroup average. Other adults such as students live in communal establishments. Few residents have Level 4 educational qualifications, levels of unemployment are above the Supergroup average, and employment is concentrated in service occupations such as distribution, hotels and restaurants. Relative to the Supergroup average, fewer residents identify as being of mixed/multiple ethnicities, Black or Other Asian.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Trewick is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Trewick falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Trewick is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Trewick, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Trewick families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trewick surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Northumberland leads with 64 Trewicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.50x.

County Total Index
Northumberland 64 31.50x
Durham 33 8.12x
Middlesex 18 1.32x
Yorkshire 12 0.89x
Essex 9 3.34x
Somerset 2 0.91x
Devon 1 0.35x
Gloucestershire 1 0.37x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Seaton Delaval in Northumberland leads with 18 Trewicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 1011.24x.

Place Total Index
Seaton Delaval 18 1011.24x
Longbenton 13 151.16x
Shoreditch London 11 18.58x
Winlaton 11 282.05x
Cramlington 9 335.82x
Wallsend 9 139.75x
West Ham 9 15.12x
Linthorpe 7 86.74x
Collierley 6 331.49x
Bethnal Green London 5 8.43x
Tanfield 5 103.52x
Morley 4 56.90x
Elswick 3 18.51x
Monkwearmouth Shore 3 37.83x
Ogle 3 6000.00x
Wooler 3 422.54x
Longframlington 2 1052.63x
Stranton 2 14.62x
Walcot 2 17.08x
Wingate 2 71.94x
Chirton 1 21.74x
Combmartin 1 161.29x
Gateshead 1 3.29x
Higham Dykes 1 10000.00x
Hutton Henry 1 116.28x
Medomsley 1 52.91x
Mile End Old Town 1 4.64x
Morpeth 1 41.84x
Pannal 1 76.92x
Poplar London 1 3.88x
Westbury On Trym 1 11.03x
Westgate 1 7.95x
Whitburn 1 105.26x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Trewick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 11
Elizabeth 8
Margaret 8
Esther 5
Isabella 4
Hannah 3
Jane 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Barbra 2
Catherine 2
Louisa 2
Rose 2
Sarah 2
Agness 1
Christiana 1
Deborah 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Grace 1
Janet 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lizzy 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Rosetta 1
Susannah 1
Tilley 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Trewick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 19
William 9
Thomas 8
Robert 6
Matthew 3
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Henry 2
James 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Stephen 2
Albert 1
Benjamin 1
Chas.Ed. 1
Chas.W. 1
Daniel 1
George 1
Matthias 1
Philip 1
Rufus 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Trewick surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trewick surname in 1881?

In 1881, 142 people were recorded with the Trewick surname. That placed it at #16,012 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trewick surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 298 in 2016. That gives Trewick a modern rank of #14,801.

What does the Trewick map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Trewick bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.